March 2014 Belt Line

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Vol. 13 Issue 1

A Pub P ubli lica cati tion on of NI NIBA BA – The Th e Bel B elti ting ng As so soci ciat atio ion n

Gearing up for Seattle! September 25 – 27 By Tom Tom Pientok, 2014 Program Committee Chair

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s you already know, there are a lot of exciting changes to the Annual Convention Convention in 2014. The Program ComCommittee is ramping up and preparing for what is shaping up to be yet another fantastic Convention. Convention. We are really excited about this year’s year’s venue. It is the first time since 2005 that NIBA will will be returning to an urban venue. The Sheraton Seattle Hotel is a fabulous property with plenty of space for networking and business meetings in and around the hotel. The hotel convention facility will prove to house a very nice Convention and Expo. Downtown Seattle is filled with opportunity from shopping to restaurants to The The Underground to the Space Needle. There is plenty plenty for all convention-goers to enjoy! The Convention will kick-off with the annual golf outing at The Golf Club at New Castle – Coal Creek, the Puget Sound’s Sound’s premier public golf and event destination. destination. We will conclude the 2014 Convention with a closing reception at Chihuly

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2014 Standard Mileage Rates

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2014 NIBA Scholarships

Gardens and Glass. Glass. Be prepared to be overwhelmed overwhelmed with with light and color in a way you have never experienced! We are extremely excited to announce former Speaker of the House, the Honorable Newt Gingrich, will be this year’s year’s keynote. Speaker Gingrich, author of the the newly released book Breakout , will link our industry to his views on a future of undreamed opportunity and abundance. Watch for more convention news in the June 2014 Belt Line!

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Member to Member News

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014 started for me with a great deal of anticipation and excitement as I stepped into my role as President. Through my last ten years of active active NIBA involvement, I’ve enjoyed being a part of this organization’s continued growth and evolution. I’m also proud that NIBA NIBA continues to find new ways to bring value to our membership. NIBA is definitely definitely not standing still. I’m proud of the NIBA committees that are taking the challenges identified at our recent Strategic Planning meeting and renewing their focus on building programs and benefits that reinforce and build the value value of your NIBA NIBA membership. We can expect to see great new programs and ideas implemented in the coming years.

Tom Wujek, Wujek , 2014 NIBA President

The Program Committee is going to deliver a fantastic Convention in September. Please pay special attention to this year’s Convention schedule as we have made some significant changes. We are experimenting experimenting with a new Convention schedschedule as a result of member feedback on previous conventions. We We expect that the new schedule allows attendees some additional flexibility in their travel plans while retaining the value value for which the convention convention is renowned. Seattle will be an incredible Convention location – home of the 2014 Super Bowl Champions and Pike Street Market, a beautiful setting overlooking Puget Sound, a hub of innovation, and a unique mix of cultures. As always, the Program Committee Committee will deliver a convention that provides excellent networking opportunities for all of us. I look forward to seeing you there. The Education/Technical Education/Technical Committee offers great opportunities for employee training for member companies through the Key Principles & Best Practices of Lightweight Belting course in Atlanta March 25-26, or the Vulcanized Vulcanized and Mechanical Heavyweight Splice Training Training in Atlanta April 8-10 (see page four for more information). Sign up now. now. You can also access similar training training content online at www.niba.org/training

NIBA’s logo, videos, written materials, etc., are proprietary material. Please submit a written request to NIBA Headquarters to receive permission for use in web sites, catalogs, promotional materials, etc. All articles in the Belt Line may be reprinted with prior written approval from NIBA.

Belt Line Executive Director ......Jennifer Rzepka, CAE Account Coordinators.......... ....................Jen ..........Jen Hack Sandy Kaye Assistant........................ ..............................Haley ......Haley Rykowski Graphic Designer .......... ................. ....... Dan Dudzinski Digital Digi tal Media Coordinator Coordinator... Alyssa LaBarbera Editing of all member submissions for inclusion in the Belt Line is a NIBA Board of Directors requirement. Generally Generally,, comments regarding quality, quality, value, cost, etc., will be deleted.

Growth and innovation for any individual or organization requires change and the willingness to take some risk. risk. I challenge challenge you to build a new relationship, learn learn somethingg new, somethin new, try something you’ve not tried before, stretch yourself. We live live in exciting times. And opportunities abound for those with creativity creativity,, courage, and determination to forge a new path. Have an exciting 2014!

Tom Wujek Wuje k NIBA President 2014 Flexco

2014 NIBA Membership 270 Members • 148 Distributor/F Distributor/ Fabricator • 109 Manufacturer • 13 Affiliate Up 7.14% from this point last year!

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he Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2014 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: • 56 cents per mile for business miles driven • 23.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes • 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations The business, medical, and moving expense rates decrease one-half cent from the 2013 rates. The charitable charitable rate is based on statute. The standard mileage rate for business is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile. The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs. Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates. A taxpayer may not use the business standard mileage rate for a vehicle after using any depreciation method under the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) or after claiming claiming a Section 179 deduction for that vehicle. vehicle. In addition, the business standard mileage rate cannot be used for more than four vehicles used simultaneously.

Welcome New Members! IMTECH Rubber Products Belting Manufacturer Hayes, es, Primary Contact: Jerry Contact: Jerry Hay Director of Operations 1225 W Main St Elko, NV 89801 USA Phone: 913-424-9123 www.imtechrubber.com Email: jhay Email: jhayes@im es@imtechr techrubber ubber.com .com RPM Inc Distributor/Fabricator Primary Contact: Bruce Baker 400 36th St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49548 Phone: 616-247-0633 www.rpm-inc.com Email: [email protected]

These and other requirements for a taxpayer to use a standard mileage rate to calculate the amount of a deductible business, moving, medical, or charitable expense are in Rev. Rev. Proc. 2010-51. Notice 2013-80 contains the standard milemileage rates, the amount a taxpayer must use in calculating reductions to basis for depreciation taken under the business standard mileage rate, and the maximum standard automobile cost that a taxpayer may may use in computing the allowance under a fixed and variable rate plan.

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Show your NIBA Pride: Use the Proud Member Logo on your Website or Marketing Materials By Craig Lemonds, 2014 Marketing Committee, Great Lakes Belting & Supply Corp

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fter searching and discussing for over one year year,, the Marketing Committee is very excited to present you with a new NIBA logo. The The new logo accomplishes the initial goals of an updated look and showing motion but also provides a better overall shape and presents a balance which represents the synergies between Distributors and Manufacturers. Change isn’t always always easy but the new logo will help in updating NIBA’s brand to appeal to a younger generation of belting professionals. The Proud Member logo has also been updated and is available for member use. The The Marketing Committee encourages all members to use the logo on their company websites, brochures and other marketing materials.

Download the Proud Member logo. For other file formats, please email the NIBA office at [email protected] We look forward to seeing how you use the new logo, and share with the world your involvement with this great organization. In December, a drawing was held for those companies who displayed the new logo on their websites.

The logo usage policy may be found here: http://niba.org/ files/2413/9326/1534/NIBA_LogoUsagePolicy.pdf

Congratulations to ICE-Trade s.a. International Conveyor Equipment & Trading Trading,, who won $250 in Lands End credit!

Vulcanized and Mechanical Heavyweight Splice Training Training April 8-10, 2014 Atlanta, GA Over three days, participants will be empowered to make the correct splicing choice as well as gain valuable installation knowledge through this hands-on, h ands-on, interactive seminar. Sales personnel will gain equity with their accounts. Belt shop technicians will gain value with their service. And And operators will prolong belt life and minimize maintenance concerns. Instructors: Mike Cremeens, Almex Group; Dick McConnell, Flexco; Dell Gutknecht, Reichel-Korfmann Reichel-Korfmann Co Inc; George Houston, Richwood and Wes Tyre, Almex Group.

Register today: http://niba.org/events/technicalseminars/heavyweight-splice-training/

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Seminar Location Shaw Almex 5051 Snapfinger Woods Drive Decatur, GA 30031 Seminar Lodging Courtyard By Marriott Atlanta Decatur 130 Clairemont Avenue Decatur, GA 30030 Call direct: 404-371-0204 Rates: $139/night single/double



2014 NIBA SCHOLARSHIPS By Beth Miller Miller,, Products & Services Ser vices Committee, Flexco

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hanks to the continuing contributions to the NIBA scholarship funds, NIBA is again offering twenty scholarships in 2014. This This continues to be a growing benefit offered to NIBA members, their employees and their children.

NIBA Memorial Scholarship (12) $1,500 each The NIBA Memorial Scholarship Scholarship honors the memory of past officers, directors and committee members for their strong dedication to the NIBA NIBA organization. We will be looking looking for applicants who have volunteered their time to make an impact in their communities, churches and schools, especially in leadership roles. Seeing that these scholarships are a true benefit to all NIBA Members alike, we encourage our Members to promote this opportunity as an employee benefit within their companies. Applications will be graded on written essay while also being graded on his/her involvement in their community, church, school service. In addition they will be graded on any leadership opportunities that they have demonstrated. The application can be submitted online at niba.org/scholarship/memorial/ no later than April 1, 2014.

NIBA Presidential Scholarship (6) $4,000 each The NIBA Presidential Scholarship Scholarship is in memory of all the past NIBA Presidents and honors them for their time, passion, and dedication to NIBA and all of its Distributor / Fabricator Members. This scholarship serves as an additional benefit of member member-ship in NIBA and is availa available ble to children of any employee of a current NIBA Distributor/Fabricator Company. We have increased the number of Presidential Scholarships from three (3) to six (6) this year, year, so please promote this scholarship within your own organization.

Rubber Ron Technical Technical Training Training Scholarship (2) Training Training costs and $500 each The Rubber Ron Scholarship honors the memory of “Rubber Ron” Roalsen to the ‘common sense’ approach to the heavy duty belting industry. Thanks to the grant from Ron’s family, one Technical Training Scholarships will be awarded to a participant at each of the NIBA Heavy Duty Technical training classes in 2014. All class participants will be given the opportunity to provide a short written explanation of how they will apply what they have learned at the seminar. seminar. The company of the selected winners will be reimbursed the course fee and an additional $500. If you are considering sending any participants to the training in 2014, this is another benefit and incentive to do so. If you have any questions about any of these scholarships offer by NIBA, please visit niba.org niba.org for for more information or call the NIBA offices at 414-389-8606.

Attention NIBA Delegate This benet is for all your employees, please pass the information on the next page along to your H.R. department and post it in a prominent place for your staff on the oor. oor. Thank you!

Applications will be graded on their academics, leadership, community service and activities, and essay. The application can be submitted online at http://niba.org/scholarship/presidential/ no no later than May 1, 2014. *Children of presiding Officers or Board members of NIBA are ineligible.


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Realize Your Dreams... Ap ply Appl y now fo forr th the e available NIBA scholarships : Memorial Scholarship (twelve scholarships available; $1500 each) Applicaton due April 1

Presidental Presidental Scholarship (six scholarships available; $4000 each) Applicaton due May 1

Asaamember member of NIBA – The Belting Association, NIBA – The Belting Association, As of NIBA weare are pleased to offer youyour and your the children we pleased to offer you and children the opportunity to apply for one of two differopportunity to apply for one of three different scholarships from NIBA. ent scholarships from NIBA. All two scholar All threehave scholarships have been established ships been established to honor to the honor the memory past ofcers, directors,and memory of pastofofficers, directors, and committee members forfor their strong committee members their strong leadership and dedication to the NIBA leadership and dedication to the organization. Eligibility criteria varies per NIBA organization. Eligibility criteria scholarship, but many are looking for varies by scholarship, but many are applicants with a history of active participation for applicants a history of inlooking school, community, and/orwith church, especially in leadership roles. NIBAin scholarships allow active participation school, commuus to ,honor these past inuential members by nity, nity and/or church, especially in leadership awarding scholarship opportunities to individuals who roles. NIBA scholarships allow us to honor want to continue to make a difference in the lives of others these past influential members by awarding with which they have contact.

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Your Contributions Are Making A Difference! By Beth Miller Miller,, Products & Services Ser vices Committee, Flexco

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ver the past few years the NIBA Scholarship program has been able to grow significantly thanks to generous donations made by NIBA NIBA members. This overwhelming overwhelm ing support has facilitated not only more scholar scholar-ships to be available, but the value of the scholarships has also increased steadily. steadily. At the start of each year the number and value of the scholarships is determined based on the prior year contributions. contributions. 2014 will be an exciting exciting year for the scholarship program. Thanks to your donations, NIBA NIBA will again be presenting a $42,000 worth of scholarships – this is up 3 times from just 2010! There will will be twelve (12) Memorial scholarships awarded awarded with a value of $1500 each (up from nine in 2012) and six (6) Presidential scholarships with a value of $4,000 each (up from three in 2012). While these figures are impressive, they pale in comparison to the talents of the applicants and winners. winners. Their appliapplications detail their academic achievements achievements,, community involvement, involveme nt, and leadership skills. skills. Please encourage your your employees and their children to review the scholarship criteria and to submit their application application for review. review. Don’t miss miss out on sharing this fantastic NIBA membership benefit with your employees!

Clarification on Scholarship Fund Raising Efforts: As noted earlier, the NIBA Scholarship program is a fantastic benefit for the NIBA members. The The program is 100% funded based on donations – company and personal. We would like to see this program continue to have the success of the past years and need your continued support. There There are three primary fundraising programs:

Program. 2. President’s President ’s Club Club Program. This program is based on cumulative donations to the scholarship program. After your company has cumulatively donated $1,500 they will be inducted into the President’ President’ss Club. Go For the Gold, Raffle Tickets, Tickets, and any other donations your company makes will be added to your cumulative total. Once your company is in the President’s President’s Club you will have the ability to to obtain various gem levels. levels. In addition to recognition in the Belt Line, at the Annual Convention, and on the website, your name badges at the annual convention will also have a jewel to designate your gem level for all of your company participants. Level: Diamond Level Emerald Le Level Ruby Level

Cumulative Contribution Cumulativelyy $7,500+ Cumulativel Cumulatively $5 $5,000-7,499 Cumulatively $2,500-4,999

3. Raffle Tickets. The Raffle Ti Ticket cket program at the Annual Convention has continued to grow in both excitement and also the prize value. value. In 2013 NIBA NIBA sold $5,288 worth of raffle tickets at the Convention in Texas. Texas. The cash prize for the top winner was $2,644. If you are interested in contributing to the scholarship program, click here to here to donate.

1. Annual Go For The Gold Program. Program. Each year your company has the opportunity to participate in the Annual Go For The Gold program. There are three reward reward levels based on the donation amount. All participating companies will be recognized in Belt Line and at the Annual Convention. Level: Gold Level Silver Level Bronze Level

Contribution That Year: $800+ $400-799 Up to $399


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The following companies have contributed to the NIBA Scholarship fund in 2014. Please support these companies for their generosity in support of NIBA’s scholarship fund!

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

(Contribution of $800 or more)

(Contribution between $400-$799)

(Contribution of $399 or below)

AFM Industries All-State Belting LLC American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd Belt Power LLC Chiorino Inc Flexco Forbo Siegling LLC Industrial Rubber Specialties Inc Industrial Supply Solutions Inc. LewisGoetz Reichel-Korfmann Reichel-K orfmann Co Inc Shanghai YongLi YongLi Belting Co Ltd Shaw Almex Industries Veyance Technologies Inc

AccuPad Inc Accurate Industrial Inc Belt Corporation of America Inc Blair Rubber Company Coal Control Gesellschaft für Automation mbH Colmar Belting Company Inc Depreux (COBRA America) Habasit America ICE-Trade s.a. International Conveyor Equipment & Trading J A Emilius Sons Inc Martin Engineering Midwest Rubber Service & Supply Co Motion Industries Inc Nashville Rubber & Gasket Co Inc Novex Inc Passaic Rubber Company RAM Enterprise Inc, Corporate Office Sparks Belting Company Universal Belting Resource Virginia Carolina Belting, a division of R/W Connection WAGENER Schwelm GmbH & Co William Goodyear Company

See 2014 Contribution Levels on the next page.

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Advanced Flexible Composites Inc Advanced AirBoss Engineered Product Inc Applied Power Products Inc Belt Tech Industrial Inc Belting Industries Co Inc Beltservice Corporation Canadian Bearings Ltd Conveyor Belt Service Inc Derco B V Duecker Rubber Service Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation Epperson & Company F. N. Sheppard & Co Friesen’s Inc-Conveying Solutions Gates Mectrol Corp Mulhern Belting Inc NILOS GmbH PANG Industrial Pooley Inc Power & Rubber Supply R/W Connection Inc Ram Belting Company Inc REMA TIP TOP - NA RGA - Rubber & Gasket Co of America Richmond Supply Co & Rubber Div Splawn Belting Inc Vaughn Belting Company Inc VIS USA LLC Voss Belting & Specialty Company Vulcanisation CRM Inc



Annual Go for the GOLD! Each year, NIBA – The Belting Association awards educational scholarships to children of parents employed by NIBA member companies. Show your commitment to education – contribute to the NIBA Scholarship Fund today! Annual Go for the Gold Highlight your collective company contributions at the Annual Convention.

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2014 contribution of $800 or more

Each attendee will receive a gold ribbon on their name badge, and the company name and logo will be projected during the general session.

Silver

2014 contribution between $400-$799

Each attendee will receive a silver ribbon on their name badge, and the company name will be projected during the general session.

Bronze 2014 contribution up to $399 Each attendee will receive a bronze ribbon on their name badge, and the company name will be projected during the general session.

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Company Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ q Check coming by mail or q Please bill my credit card (information below) Card Number: ___________________ ______________________________ _____________________ ____________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________Exp. ___Exp. Date:__________ Date:__________ Cardholder Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________ Cardholder Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________________

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2014 NIBA Directory

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hanks to all the NIBA member companies who renewed their dues in 2014, and a warm welcome to the new members!

The NIBA Membership Committee Committee has been hard at work making sure everyone renewed in time for the 2014 Directory. Members will receive their printed copy in the mail soon. Please take a moment to look over your listing and let the office know if you have any changes for the 2015 edition.

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Downloadable PDF www.niba.org/directory-pdf/ The full 2014 Directory is also available for download in PDF format. You can also order additional copies of the directory on this page for $25 each.

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New Facilities Belt Tech Industrial has Industrial has completed construction on a new 13,300 square foot office and warehouse in Du Quoin, IL. This full service, stocking location will continue to provide quality conveyor maintenance and conveyor products to the surrounding area.

New Personnel Advanced Flexible Composites Inc (AFC) Inc (AFC) announced the transition of Ismael Salomon to the newly created position of Corporate Marketing Manager. Ismael will be responsible for all marketing duties at AFC. Customer Service, Inside Sales and Marketing will report to Ismael. Ismael will report directly to Michael Baker, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for AFC. Prior to this move, Ismael was the Tape Tape and Fabric Product Manager for AFC. Ismael will work out of AFC’s world headquarters in Lake In The Hills, IL. Advanced Flexible Composites Inc (AFC) Inc (AFC) has promoted Ed Technical and EnKennedy to the newly created position of Technical gineering Manager. Manager. Ed will report directly to Bart Lewis, Vice President of AFC. Ed will work out of AFC’ A FC’ss Specialty Belting Division located in Adams, MA. Part of the new and exciting changes at American Biltrite includes Bob Davidson now acting as Product Manager and Tracey Lancaster moving up to Technical Coordinator. Luff Industries welcomed Industries welcomed Brett Napierata to the sales department in January as the new Territory Territory Manager for the Eastern USA. Brett offers a wealth of knowledge and has over 20 years of experience in the sales, service and installation of conveyor equipment and components. He is excited to help Luff expand and grow its business in the eastern US market. Brett can be reached by phone (774) 452-5119, or by email at brett@luffindustries.com brett@luffindustries.com.. Shaw Almex is Almex is pleased to announce that James Normanton has joined Shaw Almex as Manager of Conveyor Diagnostics and Scanning. James will be utilizing the Almex BeltGard SC™ Scanning System to provide conveyor belt operators with the most enhanced conveyor scans and reports available in the industry. James will also play a key role in the North American launch of the Almex Service Plan which provides onsite survey and repair of Almex Vulcanizers Vulcanizers and equipment. James will be based in Decatur Decatur,, Georgia. Shaw Almex is Almex is pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Izsak as Chief Operating Officer for the Almex Group of Companies. Bob will have a global responsibility for Almex’s 15 offices and manufacturing facilities around the world. As Almex has continued to grow globally and into new products Bob’s experience with Deloitte, Pitney Bowes, Nissan Belt Line – March 2014

North America and other Fortune 500 Companies will be critical in continuing Almex’s rapid growth. Shaw Almex is Almex is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Hustrulid has joined the Almex Management team in the capacity of Senior Vice President, Business Development. Andrew has a distinguished career in the mining and conveyor sector working for Sandvik Material Handling, Fenner Dunlop, Conveyor Services and Overland Conveyor. With work experience on four continents and advanced research research into bulk material handling and conveyor systems, Andrew will spearhead Almex strategic relationships and development efforts globally. has joined Shaw Almex in the capacity of Glob Jason Miller has al Vice Vice President of Human Resources. Jason has worked on several continents for faith‐based organizations and serves on several boards related to the aviation industry. Jason’s linguistic skills are also critical in addressing Shaw Almex’s continuing global footprint. With plans for adding 50 new positions in North America and with Almex’s Almex’s desire to employ veterans Jason will be a critical asset in these recruiting efforts. Jason will be based out of Decatur, Decatur, Georgia.

New Products Behabelt USA announces a new complete line of Polyurethane belt covers that can be laminated to PU timing belts and conveyor belts using hot air. Products range from soft transparent PU60A material to our newest item, PU Tex. Tex. PU Tex looks like and performs like Linatex but it is a urethane product. It can be melted on to any PU belt using hot air. air. No messy cements or joints to worry about. Call 630-521-9835 to request a free sample for testing. Shingle Belting has Belting has expanded its line of V-guides. V-guides. We now offer K5 in both notched notched and solid versions. versions. Our PVC vguides are now available in a softer 60 ShA durometer as well as our standard standard 75 ShA. In our PU v-guide range range we now offer a blue version of our soft clear v-guide in notched and solid. We can also build custom v-guides v-guides to meet your special fabrication fabrication needs. Please keep Shingle Belting Belting in mind for all of your v-guide requirements. In addition to our full range of Nycor flat power transmission belting, Shingle Belting now manufactures our highly abrasion resistant Gray Gray Nycor rubber covers. covers. Gray Nycor is is ideal for tube winders and any applications where abrasion resistance is critical. Tribute Inc, Inc, a provider of enterprise business management software for industrial distributors, and MITS, a provider of reporting and business intelligence software for distributors, today announced a partnership to offer the MITS Distributor Analytics solution to Tribute’s TrulinX ERP customers. With this new option, distributors using TrulinX TrulinX can easily analyze

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A Publication of NIBA–The Belting Association > MEMBER TO MEMBER business performance to grow sales, improve operational efficiency, and better manage inventory. Tribute and MITS are co-hosting a webinar on February 25, 2014 at 11:00 am Pacific to introduce TrulinX TrulinX customers to MITS Distributor Analytics. To register go to https://www4.gotomeeting.com/ register/242374191.. register/242374191

New Promotions In the year of its 100th anniversary, American Biltrite decided to consolidate all of its brands under the American Biltrite name. Part Part of the exercise was to develop a logo reflecting the new face of American Biltrite. The new brand is just one of the new and exciting changes in the company. The company intends to continue its innovati innovative ve thrust by launching several new products in the near future, revamping product advertising, advertisi ng, and engaging itself more deeply in digital media.

Newsworthy Items Arch Environmental Equipment Inc would Inc would like to announce that after almost 21 years with Arch, Gene Castellano, National Sales Director, will be retiring effective in January 2014. Rubber & Plastics Inc (RPI) Inc (RPI) has provided Distributors and OEM’ss with quality custom fabricated Conveyor Belts since OEM’ 1981. RPI has launched a new website designed to provide technical information, educate and support the sales efforts of Distributors and OEM’s. OEM’s. “The addition of Build Build a Belt gives users the ability to step by step input their belt information and submit for a quote. This is a great resource resource for anyone doing a belt survey or someone with less belt knowledge that needs help asking and getting the right information. With a tablet or smart phone the surveyor surveyor can input all the critical information on site and a quote will be waiting once they return to the office.” Sales Manager, Manager, Laura Hoggan, says. “RPI felt it was important important to give our customers customers the tools they need in this digital age and look to add more resources in the future. future.”” Shaw Almex T Almex Tianjin ianjin has doubled its manufacturing facility in China. This This additional capacity will be utilized for the launch of several new product lines in 2014. Scott Carlson, Managing Director for Shaw Almex China is excited to see the growth of Almex products in Asian markets

B&J Electric has been in business for 62 years and focuses on motor repair, sales and field service. The company has eight employees and about $1.7 million in annual sales. Troy Troy Industrial currently has 70 employees and serves a range of clients from paper mills, construction and quarries to power plants and heavy manufacturing. The acquisition of B&J is the first for the company and is part of a long term growth strategy.. Representative egy Representativess indicated the potential for job creation creation and revenue growth as two factors impacting their decision. Veyance Technolo Veyance Technologies gies Inc Inc,, the exclusive supplier of Goodyear Engineered Products, is pleased to announce that our current ownership has reached a tentative agreement to sell our company as whole to Continental AG. Specifically Veyance will become part of Continental’s ContiTech group. ContiTech ContiT ech is a worldwide leader in Industrial Rubber Products manufacturing, application and marketing. Veyance Veyance is excited about the possibilities this may bring as ContiT ContiTech ech looks to diversify its global business. ContiTech’s direction is to expand their Industrial presence worldwide and Veyance is a great addition to accomplish this goal. One of the most valued and recognized components of merger is North America’s GAD Network and their importance in Veyance’s past success and ContiTech’s future success. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals.

Used Equipment for Sale Friesen’s Inc/Conveying Solutions Detroit Friesen’s Solutions Detroit Lakes, MN has replaced its current I6012 FLOW Water Jet with a Flow Mach B 4020b water jet. For Sale is the 2002 I6012. 50HP Hyplex Pump (55,000 psi). Cutting bed size 72” x 144”. Flow Master Controller. Unit was fully operational at time of removal. Pictures and video available upon request. Please contact: Brett Friesen 218-844-4439 [email protected] Sparks Belting Co Inc has available for sale a 48” wide belt rewind and a 72” wide belt puller. puller. Both operate on 110v and are available available in our Fairfield, Fairfield, NJ location. Photos are available. avail able. Contact Rick Nash Nash at 800-451-4537 x47214 for additional information.

Troy Industrial Solutions of Solutions of Watervliet, NY announced it has completed the acquisition of B&J Electric Motor Repair of Ansonia, CT for an undisclosed sum. Troy Industrial Solutions, founded in 1862, provides repair, repair, sales and maintenance of electromechanical equipment for industrial manufacturing. Troy also operates an extensive hydraulic repair and rubber fabrication facility. facility.

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IBA has made their historical training videos publically accessible via YouTube. Though filmed more than a decade ago, much of the information is still relevant to the belting industry.

Visit the NIBA YouTube Channel at www www.youtube.com/c .youtube.com/channel/UCoOZaXEbEaEMhannel/UCoOZaXEbEaEMMG9a6MdmFTg/videos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Steel Cable Belting Tracking Selling Conveyor Belting Power Plants Belting Market Quarrying/Hard Rock Mining

6. Elastomers Elastome rs Used in LW Conveyor Belting 7. Lightweight Plied Rubber Belting 8. Package/Un ackage/Unit it Handling 9. Lightweight Conveyor Belting (1 of 3-part series)


10. Heavy Duty Conveyor Conveyor Belting (2 of 3-part series)

11. Mechanical Belt Fasteners Fasteners (3 of 3-part series)

12. Belts in Motion Motion 13. Belt Tracking

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Technical Standards/Guidelines for Conveyor Belt Design By Doug Gilg, Veyance Veyance Technologies Technologies Inc, NIBA Education/Technical Committee

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s a new member of the Education/Technical Education/Technical committee and a conveyor belt manufacturer representative, I’vee been asked to provide some insight on the techniI’v cal organizations that support the conveyor belt industry. The end result is a comprehensive set of publications that we should all use to help guide us in designing better conveyor systems and help us the right questions when choosing the correct belt. For many years, the technical recommendations for conveyor belt design were managed by the individual belt manufacturers, such as the “Handbook of Conveyor and Elevator Belting” published by The Goodyear Tire Tire & Rubber Company in 1923. Much of the detail detail included specific references references to each manufacturer’s manufacturer’s products and particular offerings and often had a business slant to the story. story. As the use of conveyor belts expanded, the value of an independent reference became more apparent to the industry industry.. In 1966, the 1st edition of “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials” was released by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Associat Association ion (CEMA). CEMA’ CEMA’ss objective in produci producing ng this publication was to make available the experience and technical knowledge of its members as a contribution toward the design and construction of conveyors of superior perforperformance. CEMA CEMA’’s Engineering Conference members went on to develop several more revisions of this publication with the 7th edition expected to be available available later in 2014. Details on the availability of this latest edition can be found at the CEMA website at www.cemanet.org/publications/ . CEMA is able to provide the industry with standards, technical information, safety labels and safety information from meetings where they develop and discuss conveyor industry standards, technical publications and new developments in conveyor design, technology, application and safety. CEMA works closely with other organizations, such as the Material Handling Industry of America and the Association of Rubber Products Manufacturers, with an interest in materi-

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als handling, voluntary standards, and business in general. CEMA also maintains contact with all government agencies whose activities concern the conveyor equipment industry. Through membership in other organizations, CEMA is also able to keep a finger on the pulse of federal legislation and regulations affecting the industry which is reported to their membership through their Government Affairs Committee. In 1973, under the direction of the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), a group of conveyor belt engineers developed the first edition of the IP-1: “Conveyor and Elevator Belt Handbook” with detailed design parameters for conveyor belts themselves. Over the course of the next 27 years, the handbook progressed through its 3rd edition as last published by the RMA in 1989. Since RMA was primarily focused on the tire industry, the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) was established in October of 2010 after elastomer products company executives mutually agreed that a stand-alone association was needed. At that time, ARPM was charged with picking up the non-tire elastomer products (primar (primar-ily hose, power transmission belts, compounded rubber rubber,, sealing products, protective lining materials, raw materials and conveyor belts) and carrying forward with the various technical and educational activities. In the transition, 100% of the technical publications/guidelines originally written by the RMA for these products become property of the new ARPM. Continued on next page



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Technical Standards/Guidelines continued from previous page As a result of this focus, the 4th edition of the IP-1: “Conveyor and Elevator Belt Handbook” was published under the ARPM logo in 2011. Additional conveyor conveyor belt publications now managed by the ARPM group are IP-1-1: “Conveyor Belt Cover Characteristics – Technical Technical Bulletin” and IP-1-2: “Limit of Gap Between Idlers for Troughed Belt Conveyor – Technical Bulletin”. Information on ordering ordering any of the publicapublications is found on the ARPM website at www.arpminc.com/ publications-menu.. publications-menu Additional important functions of the ARPM Conveyor Belt technical committee are to provide conveyor belt design support for CEMA as well as represent the interests of the United States at the ISO TC41/SC3 standards committee meetings. This ISO committee committee is responsible for the developdevelopment of standards concerning pulleys and belts with the SC3 subcommittee directly responsible responsible for conveyor belts. There are multiple available standard documents available from this organization that apply to various details of conveyor belt design and performance. If desired, The Education/Technical Education/Technical committee could explore some of the detailed recommendations of CEMA, ARPM, and ISO in future editions of Belt Line. Please send any specific requests to the Education/Technical Education/Technical Committee chairman for possible discussion in future issues: [email protected].. [email protected] Belt Line – March 2014

As a complement to the various technical standards and guidelines available, available, NIBA has contributed some training documents available via the NIBA website at http://niba.org/ training/training-materials1 or training/training-materials1 or by using the Materials Order Form on the next page. Training materials include: • Introductory Guide to Belting (printed) Available Av ailable in English or Spanish • Lightweig Lightweight ht Training CD (series of powerpoint presentations) Available Av ailable in English or Spanish • Heavyweight Training CD (series of powerpoint presentations) Available Av ailable in English or Spanish • 3T: Track,T Track,Train rain and Troubleshoot for Heavyweight Belting (DVD set) • Lightweight Basics (DVD set) In addition, the Education/Technical Education/Technical committee sponsors various live training events throughout the year as a service to NIBA NIBA members. Visit http://niba.org/events/ for for upcoming seminars.

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